Coulrophobia is the clinical name for the fear of clowns. Apparently, hundreds of thousands of people suffer from this affliction. On the other hand, there is no name given to the fear of hydraulic presses nor are there any documented cases of such a disease. A hydraulic press could literally crush a human being into a one foot cube, clowns entertain by juggling. Go figure.

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